Broom-moistener.



T. MEYER. BROOM MOISTBNER.

ABPLIOATION FILED MAY 19. 1908'.

91 1,514. Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

sir-an srnrns PATENT errion THOMAS MEYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

Application filed. May 19, 1908. Serial No. 433,750.

- To all whom it may concern:

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofbroom moisteners, and to PlOVlClB' a simple, lnexpensive and eflicientdevice, adapted to be readlly applied to an ordinary straw broom, and.

capable of enabling the discharge of water to be readily controlled,whereby a too rapid and undesirable discharge of the contents of themoistener is prevented.

A further object of the'invention is to provide a broom moistener havinga plurality of discharge tubes, arranged to dellver the moisture to thebroom head at one side or face thereof, and capable of being reversed toarrange the discharge tubes at either side or face of the broom.

In the draw1ng:'F1gure 1 1s a perspective view of a moistening device,constructed 1n accordance with this 1nvent1on and shown applied to abroom. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of the broom moistener. Fig. t is anenlarged detail sec tional view, illustrating the construction forcontrolling the valve. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, taken on theline 5-5 of Fig. 4:. {Fig 6 is a detail view, illustrating amodification of the discharge tube.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

1 designates a reservoir of substantially elongated annular form, havingan opening 2 adapted to receivethe handle 3 of a broom,

as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The opening 2 islocated a little to one side of the center to cause one side of thereservoir to project fromthe broom in excess of the other side of thereservolr.

The opening 2 tapers from bottom to top and the enlarged lower portionfits over and receives the binding wire 3*, or1other material forsecuring the broom straw to the handle, while the upper end of theopening is approximately the diameter of the handle of the broom. Thereservoir, which is constructed of sheet metal, or other suitablematerial, is provided at the bottom with a depending elliptical marginalflange 4, conforming to the general configuration of the upper portionof a broom head 5, and having depending extensions 6, located at theends of the reservoir and at the side edges of the broom head. Thedependingmarginal flange, which extends below the bottom of thereservoir or receptacle 1, incases the upper portion of the broom head.

The reservoir is provided at the top with a filling orifice 7 and it hasan upwardly extending threaded flange 8, surrounding the filling orlficeand recelving a screw cap 9 of the ordinary construction. The bottom ofthe reservoir is provided at one side of the eccentrically arrangedopening 2 with a longitudinal series of discharge openings 10,

which communicate with upper openings of a longitudinal valve tube 11.The valve tube 11, which is secured to the lower face of the bottom ofthe reservoir, extends from 7 one end of the same to the other endthereof, and it is provided in its upper and lower portions withopenings, the upper opening 12 being arranged in communication with theopenings 10 of the bottom of the reservoir. The valve tube or casingsupports a plurality of depending substantially vertical discharge tubes13, arranged in the same vertical plane as the valve casing and havingnozzle apertures 14 at their lower ends, which are located at one sideor face of the broom head below the stitched portion thereof, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The lower portions of thedischarge tubes are in practice partially embedded in the broom straw,and the flow of water from the reservoir to the discharge tubes iscontrolled by a slidable valve 15.

The valve 15, which is provided with slots or openings 16, is circularin cross section to conform to the configuration of the interior of thetube or casing, and it is slidable longitudinally thereof to carry itsopenings 16 more or less into register with the openings of the bottomof the reservoir, or to carry the said openings 16 beyond the dischargeopeningslO, so as to arrange imperforate portions of the valve at thedischarge openings for cutting ed the flow of water from the reservoiror receptacle to the discharge pipe.

The valve is provided near one end with a reduced squared portion 17,which is slidable in a rectangular opening of a short exteriorlythreaded nipple 18, screwed into one end of the valve tube or casing 11and piercing the adjacent portion of the marginal flange of thereservoir. The valve is also provided with a reduced threaded portion 19lying beyond the squared portion 17 and engaged by an adjusting nut 20,swiveled to the marginal flange by means of a conical casing 21. The nut19 is provided with an annular groove 22, and the conical washer orcasing, which is soldered, or otherwise secured to the exterior of themarginal flange 4, is provided at the outer portion with an inwardlyextending annular flange 23, fitting in the annular groove of theadjusting nut 20. The conical washer or casing permits the nut to berotated for sliding the valve longitudinally, and at the same time itholds the nut against inward or outward movement. Instead of arrangingthe discharge or nozzle apertures at the lower ends of the dischargetubes, the device may be equipped with a series of discharge tubes 2-1having closed lower ends 25 and provided at their inner sides withnozzle apertures 26 forming lateral outlets.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A broom moistener including an elongated annular reservoir having atapered opening adapted to receive a broom handle to permit thereservoir to rest upon the broom head, said reservoir being provided atthe bottom with a depending substantially elliptical marginal flangearranged to incase the upper portion of the broom head and havingdepending end extensions, a horizontal tube secured to the lower face ofthe bottom of the reservoir and extending longitudinally thereof at oneside of the said opening and located within the space inclosed by thesaid marginal flange, a series of discharge tubes secured to anddepending from the said tube and having nozzle openings arranged. todischarge the alter upon a broom below the stitched portion of the broomhead, and means for controlling the flow of water from the reservoir tothe discharge tubes.

2.. A broom moistener including an elongated annular reservoir having anopening adapted to receive a broom handle to permit. the reservoir torest upon the broom head, said reservoir being provided at the bottomwith a depending substantially elliptical marginal flange arranged toincase the upper portion of the broom head and having depending endextensions, a horizontal tube secured to the lower face of the bottom ofthe reservoir and extending longitudiinilly thereof at one side of thesaid opening and located within the space inclosed by the said marginalflange, a series of discharge tubes depending from the said tube, aslidable valve located within the latter and provided with openingsadapted to be moved into and out of register with the discharge tubes,said valve consisting of a rod provided with a polygonal portion andhaving a threaded portion located beyond the polygonal portion, a fixednipple located at one end of the tube and having a polygonal openingreceiving the polygonal portion of the valve, a nut engaging thethreaded portion of the valve and having a groove, and a fixed washer orcasing provided with a flange fitting in the groove of the nut andswiveling the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS MEYER.

Witnesses Hxnnr GoLnsrnrN,

S. LEVY.

